Burris paces lady Panthers to victory

Wednesday

Feb 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Chuck Embree, MI Sports Reporter

The lady Panthers scored on each of their first three possessions Tuesday while keeping their Lewis & Clark Conference visitors Slater off the scoreboard, and Salisbury girls finished off the Wildcats winning 61-27 at home.

Sabrina Burris fought threw some illness to score a game-high 19 points while connecting on 11 of 12 free throws, and Hannah Nicolay muscled in 13 points and she also had eight rebounds, two blocked shots and four assists in the game.

"We executed on the offensive end better tonight than we have in a long time. We shot the ball very well to start the game and that gives immediate confidence,” said Salisbury girls coach Jason Haines. “We came out of the locker room up 27-16 and put up 23 points in the third by getting stops on defense and converting those possessions. It was one of our better quarters as a team for the year.”

Other scorers for Salisbury (17-5, 5-2 LCC) were Sarah Roling with nine points, while Kristen Bloss, Sarah Wilhite and Hayley Kendrick all scored six. Savannah Ratliff came off the bench to score two points.The lady Panthers made 13 of 17 free throws, and shot 43 percent from the floor.

“ I was very impressed with the way we played tonight and it is nice to gain a little momentum heading into the regular season finale on Friday night vs a very solid Paris team,” Haines said.Friday’s home game will also celebrate Senior Night at Salisbury.

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